Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary
Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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Panchmahal District (where Jambughoda is located). | |
Location | Jambughoda, Panchmahal, Gujarat, India |
Nearest city | Vadodara |
Area | 542.08 |
Established | 7 August, 1989 |
Governing body | Forest Department of Gujarat |
Jambughoda is a Wildlife Sanctuary situated in
History and geography
Located in the Panchmahal district of Central Gujarat and 130.38 km2. area declared as a sanctuary in May 1990, Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary is home for a variety of animals and plants. A small part of the sanctuary (Targol Round) falls in the adjoining Vadodara district. The area has two water reservoirs – one at Kada and the other at Targol. These water bodies add to the aesthetic settings and diversity of the habitat. The sanctuary's wildlife depends on these two reservoirs.
The most striking feature of the area is the undulating hills having a good forest cover, with the valleys having small human settlements. The places of interest are Kada, Targol and Jhand Hanuman temple. Of these, the most picturesque location is Kada, where a beautiful forest
People of the area are mainly
Jambughoda State
The area was a part of the
Flora
It is a forest of
Fauna
Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary hosts 17 mammalian species including large colonies of Indian flying fox.[5] Indian giant squirrel was photographed for the first time in March 2016.[6] A rusty-spotted cat was sighted in October 2013 preying on a bat.[7]
Among the other
Places of interest around Jambughoda
- Champaner - UNESCO — World Heritage site
- Pavagadh - Pilgrimage centre
- Sukhi Dam
- Kada Dam
- Jand Hanuman
- Hathini Mata Dhodh
Transport
The nearest airports are in Vadodara (90 km) and Ahmedabad (180 km. approx.). The nearest bus stations are in Shivrajpur (1 km) and Bodeli (12 km). The nearest railway station is in Vadodara, and Bodeli too.
See also
- Gir Forest
- Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
References
- ^ "Khathiar-Gir Dry Deciduous Forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ^ "About Jambughoda". Vananchal. Archived from the original on 18 June 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ Princely States
- ^ "Jambughoda Princely State". Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ Vyas, R.; Upadhyay, K. (2014). "Study of the Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus) Colonies of Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat, India: Record of largest roosting congregation at Targol". Small Mammal Mail 22 (2): 2–8.
- ^ Suthar, A.R.; Amin, S. (2017). "First photographic record of Indian giant flying squirrel Petaurista philippensis Elliot, 1839 from Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat" (PDF). International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies. 4 (4): 196–197.
- ^ Devkar, R.; Bhatt, R.; Upadhyay, K. (Autumn 2016). "Rusty-spotted cat predating on bats". Cat News (64): 27–28.